Performance

With great power comes great capability.

MacBook Pro elevates the notebook to a whole new level of performance and portability. Wherever your ideas take you, you’ll get there faster than ever with high‑performance processors and memory, advanced graphics, blazing‑fast storage and more.

Play a graphics-intensive game like Fortnite and enjoy responsive performance and vivid detail.

Processor

More power at its cores.

With the latest Intel Core processors, MacBook Pro reaches new heights in compute performance. The 15‑inch model is now available with an 8-core ninth-generation Intel Core i9 processor that reaches Turbo Boost speeds up to 5.0GHz. Giving 3D graphics apps like Autodesk Maya render speeds that are 40 per cent faster than the previous-generation 6-core processor and up to twice as fast as a quad-core processor.2 And a new eighth-generation quad‑core processor on the 13‑inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar makes it ready to take on even the toughest tasks. So when you’re powering through pro‑level processing jobs like compiling code, rendering 3D models, adding special effects, layering multiple tracks or encoding video, you’ll get everything done. Faster.

13-inch model with Touch Bar

15-inch model with Touch Bar

Memory

Run more. Wait less.

For faster performance when working with large files, or running multiple pro apps or virtual machines, the 15‑inch MacBook Pro can be configured with up to 32GB of high‑performance 2400MHz DDR4 memory.

15-inch model with Touch Bar

Graphics

Eye-opening graphics performance.

Every 15-inch MacBook Pro model features a Radeon Pro discrete GPU, combining impressive power with remarkable power efficiency. And we’ve paired each discrete GPU with 4GB of GDDR5 memory as standard, giving you fluid, real‑time performance for pro tasks like rendering 3D titles in Final Cut Pro X. The 13‑inch model with Touch Bar features powerful integrated graphics with 128MB of embedded DRAM, which accelerates graphics tasks. That means more time for what matters most: creating amazing work.

Radeon Pro Vega graphics.

The 15-inch MacBook Pro offers Radeon Pro Vega GPU options — the first discrete mobile Vega GPU in a notebook. Vega, the same graphics architecture found in iMac Pro, delivers an enhanced compute engine and utilises High Bandwidth Memory (HBM2). HBM2 doubles the memory bandwidth to the GPU at considerably lower power, so more of the graphics power budget can be used by the GPU itself. The result is significantly faster graphics performance — up to 60 per cent faster than the Radeon Pro 560X13 — for tackling demanding video, 3D, rendering and compute workloads.

15-inch model with Touch Bar

Blackmagic eGPU and eGPU Pro

Desktop-class graphics without the desktop.

Blackmagic Design has created two external GPUs (eGPUs) ideal for MacBook Pro.19 So you can have desktop-class graphics performance without giving up the portability of a notebook. Housed in an all-in-one aluminium enclosure, Blackmagic eGPUs are powerful yet quiet, charge your Mac using Thunderbolt 3, and have built-in I/O connections to drive both a Thunderbolt 3 display and VR accessories simultaneously. Choose the Blackmagic eGPU to accelerate pro apps and enjoy remarkably smooth gaming, or the Blackmagic eGPU Pro for the ultimate workstation-class graphics performance for pro app workflows and VR content creation.

Apple T2 Security Chip

The next generation of security.

MacBook Pro is equipped with the Apple T2 Security Chip — our second‑generation custom-engineered Mac silicon chip designed to make everything you do even more secure. Featured on the 13- and 15‑inch models with Touch Bar, the Apple T2 Security Chip includes a Secure Enclave coprocessor that provides the foundation for secure boot and encrypted storage capabilities. It also consolidates many discrete controllers — including the system management controller, audio controller and SSD controller — into one. And the Apple T2 Security Chip brings a familiar voice to MacBook Pro — Hey Siri is always ready to open apps, find documents, play music or answer your questions.

SSD Storage

Make quicker work of everything.

MacBook Pro includes a solid-state drive that’s blazing fast, with sequential read speeds up to 3.2GB/s. The 15‑inch model is available with up to a 4TB SSD, and the 13‑inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar is available with up to a 2TB SSD — enough space to take even your biggest files with you, like large photo libraries or video projects.25 So you can boot up, launch multiple apps or import huge files in a flash. And with the Apple T2 Security Chip, everything is automatically encrypted on the fly.

15-inch model with Touch Bar

Thunderbolt 3

The most powerful and versatile port ever.

Thunderbolt 3 combines ultra‑high bandwidth with the remarkable versatility of the USB‑C industry standard to create one revved‑up universal port. It integrates data transfer, charging and video output in a single connector, delivering up to 40 Gbps of throughput for twice the bandwidth of Thunderbolt 2. Both sizes of MacBook Pro are available with up to four ports, so you can do all of that from either side. Existing devices are easily connected with a cable or adapter. And Thunderbolt 3 is reversible, so no matter how you plug in, it’s always the right way up.

Touch Bar

More ways to be productive. Always within reach.

The Touch Bar replaces the function keys that have long occupied the top of your keyboard with something much more versatile and capable.27 It changes automatically based on what you’re doing to show you relevant tools that are intuitive to use — system controls like volume and brightness, interactive ways to adjust or browse through content, and intelligent typing features like emoji and predictive text, just to name a few.

Tap it. Hold it. Flick it. Slide it.

Familiar gestures make it easy to use the Touch Bar. Tap to expand the Control Strip, flick to adjust volume and brightness, or slide to rewind while watching a movie.

Just what you need.Right where you need it.

Many of the built-in apps on your MacBook Pro have Touch Bar controls that make common actions like sending an email or formatting a document even easier. The Touch Bar changes to match the app you’re using, bringing these shortcuts front and centre. And third-party apps can take advantage of the Touch Bar as well.

Slide through the timeline while editing. The Touch Bar will change to match what you’re working on and bring up the tools you need from deep within the app.

Select a photo as a favourite, use auto-enhance or quickly add your photo to an album. The Touch Bar brings up editing tools too — like cropping and applying filters.

Jump to a location, fine-tune sounds, or turn your Touch Bar into a drum, piano or audio recording control panel.

Type a message faster with predictive text. The Touch Bar can suggest frequent recipients and emoji when composing a message too.

Customise what you use most.

You can create shortcuts in your Control Strip and in apps like Mail, Pages, Safari and Final Cut Pro X to help you work faster and be more productive.

Touch ID

Advanced security. At your fingertip.

Unlock your Mac in an instant. Use Apple Pay to make secure online purchases on participating websites. Quickly access system settings and locked notes. And even switch between users — all with the touch of a finger.

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Use for authentication

Display and Audio

Easy on the eyes.Music to your ears.

The Retina display in MacBook Pro is the best ever in a Mac notebook. It features bright LED backlighting and a high contrast ratio, delivering deep blacks and bright whites. It supports P3 wide colour for even more vibrant greens and reds than with sRGB. And the 13- and 15‑inch models with Touch Bar feature True Tone technology. The white balance automatically adjusts to match the colour temperature of the light around you — for a more natural viewing experience. MacBook Pro has beautifully balanced, high‑fidelity sound that takes listening to new levels with wide dynamic range and more bass for maximum boom. And the speakers are connected directly to system power, enabling greater peak amplification. So you can mix a track on the fly, edit a video on location or enjoy a movie on the go.

500 nits brightness

25 per cent morecolours than sRGB

True Tonetechnology

High-fidelityaudio

Keyboard and Trackpad

Your workspace just got quieter.

The MacBook Pro keyboard features a butterfly mechanism — providing four times more key stability than a traditional scissor mechanism, along with greater comfort. The 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar feature a keyboard with a quieter typing experience. And the spacious Force Touch trackpad gives your fingers plenty of room to gesture and click.

macOS Mojave

Simply powerful.

Featuring Dark Mode, new pro-inspired features, three new apps and a redesigned Mac App Store.

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Testing conducted by Apple in April 2019 using preproduction 2.4GHz 8-core Intel Core i9–based 15-inch MacBook Pro systems with 32GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD; and shipping 3.1GHz quad-core Intel Core i7–based 15-inch MacBook Pro systems with 16GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD. Tested with Final Cut Pro 10.4.6 using a 50-second Multicam project with 11 streams of Apple ProRes RAW video, at 4096×2160 resolution and 23.98 frames per second. Multicam playback with Angle Viewer in Final Cut Pro was set to display 16 angles. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro.

Testing conducted by Apple in October 2018 using shipping 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7–based 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 with 1.5GB of VRAM, 16GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD, and shipping 2.9GHz 6-core Intel Core i9–based 15-inch MacBook Pro systems with Radeon Pro 560X graphics with 4GB of VRAM, 32GB of RAM and a 4TB SSD; and Blackmagic eGPU Pro with Radeon RX Vega 56 graphics with 8GB of VRAM, as well as Blackmagic eGPU with Radeon Pro 580 graphics with 8GB of VRAM. All testing conducted with an external 5K display. Tested with Unity 2018.2.0b10 using Book of the Dead demo, at 2560×1440 resolution. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro.

Testing conducted by Apple in October 2018 using shipping 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7–based 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 with 1.5GB of VRAM, 16GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD, and shipping 2.9GHz 6-core Intel Core i9–based 15-inch MacBook Pro systems with Radeon Pro 560X graphics with 4GB of VRAM, 32GB of RAM and a 4TB SSD; and Blackmagic eGPU Pro with Radeon RX Vega 56 graphics with 8GB of VRAM, as well as Blackmagic eGPU with Radeon Pro 580 graphics with 8GB of VRAM. All testing conducted with an external 5K display. Tested with Rise of the Tomb Raider using the built-in benchmark, at 2560×1440 resolution, with very high settings and Vsync disabled. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro.

Testing conducted by Apple in October 2018 using shipping 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7–based 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 with 1.5GB of VRAM, 16GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD, and shipping 2.9GHz 6-core Intel Core i9–based 15-inch MacBook Pro systems with Radeon Pro 560X graphics with 4GB of VRAM, 32GB of RAM and a 4TB SSD; and Blackmagic eGPU Pro with Radeon RX Vega 56 graphics with 8GB of VRAM, as well as Blackmagic eGPU with Radeon Pro 580 graphics with 8GB of VRAM. All testing conducted with an external 5K display. Tested with DaVinci Resolve Studio 15 using 14 common effects and a 10-second UHD project at 3840×2160 resolution and 24 frames per second. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro.

Testing conducted by Apple in October 2018 using shipping 2.9GHz 6-core Intel Core i9–based 15-inch MacBook Pro systems with Radeon Pro 560X graphics with 4GB of VRAM, 32GB of RAM and a 4TB SSD; and Blackmagic eGPU Pro with Radeon RX Vega 56 graphics with 8GB of VRAM, as well as Blackmagic eGPU with Radeon Pro 580 graphics with 8GB of VRAM. All testing conducted with an external 5K display. Cinema 4D R20 tested using a 15.7MB scene. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro.

Testing conducted by Apple in October 2018 using shipping 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7–based 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 with 1.5GB of VRAM, 16GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD, and shipping 2.9GHz 6-core Intel Core i9–based 15-inch MacBook Pro systems with Radeon Pro 560X graphics with 4GB of VRAM, 32GB of RAM and a 4TB SSD; and Blackmagic eGPU Pro with Radeon RX Vega 56 graphics with 8GB of VRAM, as well as Blackmagic eGPU with Radeon Pro 580 graphics with 8GB of VRAM. All testing conducted with an external 5K display. Tested with prerelease Final Cut Pro X using a 20-second project with Apple ProRes 422 video at 4096×2304 resolution and 59.94 frames per second. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro.